Travel Reimbursement Guide

1. General CSCAMM Reimbursement Policy:

   Visitors may be reimbursed for local lodging and local ground transportation while in residence at CSCAMM. All reimbursements will be made based on actual expenses and subject to the terms and amount specified by the Director. Car rentals, for the purpose of commuting to and from UMCP, may be reimbursed as part of the local transportation expenses and is subject to the specified daily limit. Meals are generally not reimbursable by CSCAMM. It is expected that CSCAMM visitors will use their own sources of funds for travel to UMCP. However, for those visitors who do not have travel funds, CSCAMM may contribute to your travel based on need. Please communicate with us ASAP if assistance is needed. Approved travel to and from UMCP are subject to the following conditions:

   1. Air Travel: Travelers should use air coach or equivalent fares when available and are encouraged to take advantage of discounts on air tickets purchased in advance. Foreign air travel should be performed on U.S. flag carriers.  

   2. Automobiles: Privately Owned - You may use your private automobile if you carry insurance necessary to satisfy state law financial responsibility. When used on routes served by a common carrier, the amount of the actual mileage or the lowest available airfare, whichever is least, is allowed. No additional reimbursement for automobile-related expenses, such as tolls, ferries, parking, gasoline, etc., will be allowed. If it falls into the per day cap, UMCP reimburses 50 cents per mile for the used of privately owned automobiles.

Visitors are expected to use the most economical mode of transportation by the most frequently traveled route

2. Actual CSCAMM reimbursement procedure will follow the two step process outlined below:

   1. STEP 1: *Prior to your arrival*, send your name, home address, USA social security number and an estimate of expenses for reimbursement to CSCAMM administration for pre-approval as required by the University of Maryland.

   2. STEP 2: At the end of your stay, turn in your original receipts to CSCAMM administration. A Travel Expense Statement (TES) will be generated for your signature. The TES will be sent to Accounts Payable for processing and a check will be mailed to your home address generally within 15 days. If you do not have your receipts on the last day of the program, you may mail them to CSCAMM. The TES will be emailed to you for your signature. Please return the form to CSCAMM by regular mail.

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3. Non-Reimbursable Expenses:

   1. Unauthorized extra class rail or airfare

   2. Personal telephone or telegraph messages.

   3. Out-of-route costs involving personal business, leave or convenience. Where there is an interruption of travel or deviation from direct route, reimbursable expenses shall not exceed the cost of hotels and other expenses, which would have been incurred, had you continued directly reroute to the destination.

   4. Expenses incurred when you are obviously not conducting business, such as extra days taken as leave before or after scheduled business.

   5. Any other costs determined to be unreasonable or which are disallowed by Federal Travel Regulations or University guidelines.

4. Proper visa needed for International Visitors:

   1. PRIOR to your visit to the U.S., please obtain the appropriate immigration status from Immigration and Naturalization Services (INS) UPON ENTERING THE UNITED STATES. Failure to obtain the proper immigration status will prevent UMCP (CSCAMM) from reimbursing ANY travel expenses.

   2. Please note that a passport alone is not sufficient evidence to determine an alien's immigration status. Accordingly, the passport should be used only in conjunction with the appropriate INS forms (I-94; I-551) that identify immigration status.

   3. The following types of visas may be reimbursed for travel and subsistence expenses (if pre-approved by CSCAMM): A-1/A-2, B-1, B-2, F-1, H-1A, H-1B, H-2, H-3, J-1, J-2, K-1, K-2, O-1, O-2, P-1, P-2, P-3, Green Card, Refugee, TN, and WB.

   4. Foreign visitors with one of the following types of visas may NOT receive any travel payments while in the United States: F-2, H-4, O-3, P-4, and WT.

   5. If you do not obtain a visa prior to entering the United States, your visa status defaults to B2 and reimbursement will not be allowed.

Please review the Visa Information Guide located at /visitors/visa.htm. Further information on all UMCP Travel polices and other pertinent information is available at http://www.dbs.umd.edu/travel/.

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